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The remake of cult ‘80s arcade brawler Splatterhouse will launch at Metal Hammer magazine’s 2010 Golden Gods awards at London’s Indig02 venue. Rock stars, publishers and fans will attend the eighth annual event on June 14th with Namco Bandai sponsoring the ‘Metal As Fuck’ award – handed to the winner …
Read More »Ape Escape swings onto PS3
The new PS3 Move-compatible Ape Escape will hit retail before the end of the year, Sony has announced. An official Tweet by ApeClub, the franchise’s digital arm, said: Ape Escape’s PS3 release date is now Q2 – Q4 2010.” The IP originally kicked off on the PlayStation in 1999 with …
Read More »Exspect wins official England licence
World Cup fever will provide retailers with a sales boost this summer with Exspect’s range of England gaming accessories. The company has scored rights to England’s official branding after reaching a partnership with Digital Goals. Exspect will release a wave of ‘three lions’ skins hit retail for the Nintendo DSi, …
Read More »Just Dance sequel announced
The immensely popular Just Dance game on Wii is to get a sequel, Ubisoft has announced. The publisher uploaded an audition page on its Facebook group giving players the chance to star in the sequel. Members of dance act Diversity will judge entrants with the winner to appear in the …
Read More »GAME sale cuts MW2 to £19.98
GAME.co.uk has announced a sale featuring a range of recent and popular games, including Modern Warfare 2 at 19.98. Its promotion has cut the existing RRP of games by up to 80 per cent, not the retailer’s previous prices. For example MW2’s existing price was around 39.99 – not 54.99. …
Read More »Nintendo to charge for online gaming?
Nintendo’s legend Shigeru Miyamoto has mulled over charging users to play the Wii and DS online. The creator of Mario and Zelda told Edge: We are desperate to realise the core online business structure.” Do we need to demand customers pay monthly fees to enjoy online activities or give an …
Read More »Hung parliament could aid the industry
TIGA CEO Richard Wilson has told Develop that he believes a Hung Parliament, now confirmed as the result of yesterday’s election, may well work in the favour” of the UK games industry. We’ve come such a long way. All the major parties have stated commitments to tax measures to help …
Read More »Lucasarts president stands down
President of Lucasarts Darrell Rodriguez has resigned from his position after two years at the studio. Lucasfilm’s Jerry Bowerman has been named as Rodriguez’ temporary replacement. No impact is expected to reach the studio’s development teams or publishing sector. Read the full story on Develop.
Read More »Guitar Hero 6 and DJ Hero 2 due Q4
After posting a rise in profit, Activision has confirmed that Guitar Hero 6 will be released this autumn followed by DJ Hero 2. The announcements come alongside the publisher’s new plans to cut the amount of music games in the future, emphasising fewer titles with greater quality. In a conference …
Read More »Assassins Creed: Brotherhood revealed
A new Assassin’s Creed game – titled Brotherhood – has been announced by Ubisoft following a leaked image of the game’s retail placeholder art appearing online. Kotaku was allegedly sent pre-order materials from US retailer GameStop featuring Assassin’s Creed II’s protagonist Ezio and the text available fall 2010”. A spokesperson …
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